Behar Shtylla (11 March 1918[1] – 8 December 1994) was an Albanian diplomat, member of the Central Committee of the Party of Labour of Albania[2] and Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1953 to 1966.[3]

Behar Shtylla
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
23 July 1953 – 16 March 1966
Prime MinisterEnver Hoxha
Mehmet Shehu
Preceded byEnver Hoxha
Succeeded byNesti Nase
23rd Speaker of the Parliament of Albania
In office
13 January 1969 – 20 November 1970
Preceded byAbdyl Këllezi
Succeeded byFadil Paçrami
Personal details
Born(1918-03-11)March 11, 1918
Korçë, Albania
DiedDecember 8, 1994(1994-12-08) (aged 76)
Tirana, Albania
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Shtylla was one of the most experienced and versatile Albanian diplomats, starting as the preferred person of Enver Hoxha to work in Albania's foreign affairs. His first nomination was as a plenipotentiary ambassador in Paris. In 1953 he replaced Enver Hoxha as Foreign Minister,[4] remaining in the post for 13 years until 1966.

References

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  1. ^ Truhart, Peter (1996). International Directory of Foreign Ministers, 1589-1989: Supplement, 1945-1995. ISBN 9783598112768.
  2. ^ Studime Filologjike, Akademia e Shkencave e RPSSH, Instituti i Gjuhësisë dhe i Letërsisë. 1971. p. 183.
  3. ^ "Albanian ministries, etc".
  4. ^ Pearson, Owen (2006). Albania as dictatorship and democracy: from isolation to the Kosovo War Volume III. Bloomsbury Academic. p. 461. ISBN 9781845111052. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)